Influence of ski trails complex on making forests available for communication in Jaworzyna forestry in the Forest Empirical Station in Krynica

key words: forest roads, ski trails, collisions

Summary:

Forests in Jaworzyna complex belong to particularly precious for the sake of protection and economy. They are also basic element of cleading round the Krynica health resort, which is crucial for mineral water protection and microclimate in this region. In the last 10 years this natural landscape has been changed in large degree, because of construction of sports objects complex, mainly ski tours.
Placing large amount of cubic and linear objects, which are for artificial for forest environment, caused many problems with forest management in the Ja-worzyna forest district. This especially goes for making forest available for com-munication in this region. Expanded ski trails net in evident way makes collision with forest roads net and constant skidding roads. In effect, significant part of complex are inaccessible in time and technical manners.
Doing economic activity on Jaworzyna area, especially in winter time, has become very difficult or even dangerous.
In the study there will be presented characteristic of existing conditions for forest management unit on Jaworzyna after ski trails construction and directions of actions for solution of conflict situations.

Citation:

Plewniak J. 2012, vol. 9. Influence of ski trails complex on making forests available for communication in Jaworzyna forestry in the Forest Empirical Station in Krynica. Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich. Nr 2012, vol. 9/ 02 (4 (Dec 2012))